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News No. 37/2012, Tuesday, June 05, 2012
EIGHT Jummas were tortured by military in Ghilachari
Union under Naniachar Upazila of Rangamati district, sources said.
According to sources, on 28 May, Monday, at about 4:15 pm, a
group of 8 – 9 soldiers led by Warrant Officer Md. Khair (24 Bir) from
Ghilachari army camp in a pick-up van drove to a village shop at Chouddo Mile
and asked the people there whether they had seen someone proceeding towards
Mahalchari riding on a motorbike.
When they said they did not, the soldiers beat them up and
then videoed and photographed them.
The victims have been identified as Deva Chakma, 25, son of
Prashant Chakma, Bimal Chakma, 26, sonf of Basant chakma, Ronu Chakma, 38, son
of Nishi Kumar Chakma, Asha Purna Chakma, 28, son of Shanti Ranjan Chakma,
Shankar Chakma, 32, son of Shia Ranjan Chakma, Gopal Chakma, 35, son of Shia
Ranjan Chakma – all of them from the village of Suridas Para, and Chizimoni
Chakma, 32, son of Profulla Chakma and Purnomoy Chakma, 28 son of Hommeya
Chakma of Noapara village.